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Printable Recipe Cost Card

This recipe cost card is for cooks, caterers, and food service teams who need a quick way to price one recipe. It has columns for Ingredient, Amount, Unit, Cost per usable unit, and Line cost, with sample rows for chicken thighs, rice, and onion. The sheet is set up on one letter-size page as a simple worksheet for checking ingredient costs per usable unit and the amount used in the recipe.

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Enter each ingredient, then fill in the amount used and the cost per usable unit. Use the line cost column to total each item for the recipe. It works well for testing recipes, comparing menu items, and keeping cost records in a clear, repeatable format.

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Tip: Print one copy per recipe and keep finished cards in a binder for easy cost checks.

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